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Public Works Department Payroll

Public Works Department is represented in the Boston payroll dataset from 2011-2025. Across 6,906 reported records, the department accounts for $170,559,372 in total gross pay and $74,356,196 in overtime. Use this page to review the department’s recurring titles, top-paid records, and year-by-year payroll footprint.

Total pay

$170,559,372

Combined gross pay in this department.

Average pay

$24,697

Average gross pay per record.

Employee names

1,393

Distinct employee-name entries reported.

Overtime

$74,356,196

Combined overtime in the dataset.

Year-by-year department payroll

Year Total Gross
2025 $33,248,519
2024 $29,771,973
2023 $53,555,381
2022 $27,529,073
2021 $26,454,426
2020 $0
2019 $0
2018 $0
2017 $0
2016 $0
2015 $0
2014 $0
2013 $0
2012 $0
2011 $0

Payroll records for this department

Employee Year Department Title Total Gross Overtime
Samuel Brack 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $125,668 $57,059
Randy M Holley 2024 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $125,614 $60,436
Rafael Castillo 2024 Public Works Department Sr Civil Engineer $124,834 $41,210
Shawn L Reid 2024 Public Works Department StreetlightingConstInsp(Pwd)## $123,817 $39,067
Yan P Chen 2024 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $121,886 $37,831
Jeffrey G Peterson 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Street Lighting (Pwd) $121,823 $28,838
Christopher Paul Stockbridge 2024 Public Works Department Code Enforcement Off(Srgt) $121,619 $30,784
Philip P Costa 2024 Public Works Department Prin Civil Eng (Fss)## $121,340 $0
Manuel Jesus Valera 2024 Public Works Department Sr Radio Comm Tech CFM## $121,318 $33,036
Mark A. Mooers 2024 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $120,921 $50,424
Alton Donovan Barrett 2024 Public Works Department Highway Maint Inspector## $120,898 $58,603
Darlene M Williams 2024 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $120,819 $5,790
Jean Joseph Jr. 2024 Public Works Department Sr Highway Maint CrftsprsPwd## $119,956 $57,599
William B. Gross 2024 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equi Repairpr Class II $119,865 $37,523
Lawrence Joseph Andersen Jr. 2024 Public Works Department Hvy Mtr Equip Repairpr Class I $119,779 $18,627
Victor H Duret 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $116,490 $27,645
Tyron Jackson 2024 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $116,054 $22,460
Ashley Ann Biggins 2024 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $115,777 $1,313
Daniel Merrow 2024 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $115,003 $7,943
Luis Isildo M Araujo 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $114,261 $47,544
Derek Dwyer 2024 Public Works Department Highway Maint Frprs (Pwd)## $113,968 $43,540
Jaimey D'Ambrosio 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Sanitation (Pwd) $112,538 $25,088
John Anthony Monacelli 2024 Public Works Department Prin Civil Engineer $112,249 $4,583
Kristen Thao Shelley 2024 Public Works Department Prin Admin Asst $111,491 $17,767
Salvatore Santostefano 2024 Public Works Department Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd) $111,330 $24,014